§ MR. PINKERTON (Galway)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What amount has been expended of the £10,000 voted last year for the erection of a Prison at Galway for convicts to be employed upon Harbour works?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)Serious difficulties occurred in the way of the carrying out of the proposed works; and I am informed that the only part of the money spent is the sum of £63 paid to an engineer.
§ MR. PINKERTONDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think it would be advisable, considering the increased strain likely to be put upon prison accommodation in Ireland, to proceed with this work as expeditiously as possible?